Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal, Park / Realistic Fiction



Title: Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal
Author: Barbara Park
Illustrator: Denise Brunkus
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Ages: 3rd +

Summary:
In this Junie B. Jones story, Junie is invited to a slumber party at her best friend, Lucille's house. Lucille live with her nanna at a very big and expensive house. Junie is excited to party with her friends but her parents tell her their are lots of rules to slumber parties! She must be polite and on her best behavior when she's a guest. Junie doesn't know how she is going to party and be on her best behavior all at once! 

Illustrations:
This small chapter book doesn't have a lot of illustrations besides the cover and a few pictures around chapter headers but they are sketches with ink. The illustrations illustrate the characters or important events to help readers comprehend important facts about the scenes. The covers are vibrant in color and illustrate Junie B. Jones' magnetic personality! 

In the classroom: 
This book is wonderful to have in the classroom especially for young readers. It is written with the style of language that real children use and think in. This is good for students learning to read and write to see this representation in published books. The stories are full of life and teach valuable lessons about school, friendship, and life as a young student. 

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